About the Modern Languages Major
Modern languages bring wings to your future career and help you stand out on job markets because employers know that it takes diligent work, self-discipline, and a vision to do well in modern language classes. If one succeeds in learning a language, one can succeed at anything!
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Powerful Combinations: Modern Language Majors and Minors
Students are encouraged to pursue a double major in a language and another area of study. The language program is designed to provide maximum flexibility and compatibility for a combination of a language major with another major in other academic disciplines. We offer language majors in Chinese, Italian, and Spanish.
The modern language programs offer minors in American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese, Italian, and Spanish. The language minors are open to all majors and fulfill the University Minor requirements.
To complete a minor in a language, students are placed at the appropriate level in their chosen language and required to complete a minimum of four courses in the same language, with at least two courses being at the 300 level (or above).
Modern Languages Degree Requirements
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Learning Outcomes for Modern Languages
- Roger Williams language students will enter the labor force with special skills and a competitive advantage
- On the 旺旺资源 campus, language students will be ambassadors for other cultures and world views
- Language students will write English with greater clarity and professionalism
- Roger Williams language students will have experience through study abroad, and international and domestic internships, that will greatly change their vision of their potential and their life-paths
American Council on The Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) defines Level B high as:
- Students can understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in a field of specialization.
- They can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for you or your conversation partner.
- They can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
Career Opportunities in Modern Language
Where 旺旺资源 Modern Language Alumni Work:
- Barrington High School
- Banco de Portugal
- Interserver, Inc.
- Bauer, Inc.
- U.S. Consulate, New York, NY
- U.S. Trade Commission, New York, NY
- Fulbright Commission
- Siemens, Guibh
- Asahi Shimbun New Agency, Tokyo, Japan
- Texaco, Inc.
- Bayer, Inc.
Graduate Study in Modern Language:
- Princeton University
- University of Dallas
- American University
- University of Munich
- Catholic University
- Rutgers University
- University of Pennsylvania
Faculty and Student Work in Modern Languages
- Students wrote the first commentary ever written for a Medieval Latin text on the city of Rome.
- Students assisted in surveys comparing the differences in spoken Spanish in Puerto Rico and Florida.
- Students assisted in developing high school language textbooks.
- Students assisted a professor in comparing travel literature in Communist China and the former Communist Germany.
- Bibliographical Database of Spanish Linguistics
- Translation and Commentary on the 鈥淢irabila Romae鈥
- Academic Standards Comparison of American and German Educational Systems
- History of Fishing in Ancient Greek and Latin Literature
- Methodologies in Creating Online and Distant Learning Language Classes
- Digital Scholia
- History of Rome Through Coins
Modern Languages Information and Resources
Modern Language Internships and Experiences
- CDS International, Inc.
- AIB Cologne
- IAESTE United States
- A Pra莽a Magazine
- Di谩logos Books
Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Bachelor's 3+3 Accelerated Program
Earn your bachelor鈥檚 and juris doctor degrees in six years through 旺旺资源鈥檚 Three-Plus-Three Law program. You鈥檒l get a jump-start on your J.D. by integrating law courses into your undergraduate studies and completing undergraduate requirements in your first year of law school. Accepted students will take first-year courses in the School of Law along with legal electives to fulfill undergraduate fourth-year requirements. Interested students must indicate their intent to pursue a 3+3 pathway early in their undergraduate studies for curriculum planning and advising.